--- title: 20 Nations Vulnerable to Climate Change Form Coalition description: 20 nations particularly subject to the effects of climate change have gathered in Lima to establish a coalition to fight global warming canonical: https://time.com/4067587/20-nations-vulnerable-to-climate-change-form-an-action-coalition/ author: Nash Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-10-09T08:32:54.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:57:31.467Z article:section: Science og:title: 20 Nations Vulnerable to Climate Change Form Coalition og:description: They range from larger states with growing economies to tiny island nations. og:url: https://time.com/4067587/20-nations-vulnerable-to-climate-change-form-an-action-coalition/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb89f4130fabc1627/698867992dce01ae6a9e5f2b/128394779.jpg?branch=production&width=510&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 510 og:image:height: 287 og:image:alt: 128394779 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 20 Nations Vulnerable to Climate Change Form Coalition twitter:description: They range from larger states with growing economies to tiny island nations. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb89f4130fabc1627/698867992dce01ae6a9e5f2b/128394779.jpg?branch=production&width=510&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 20 Nations Vulnerable to Climate Change Form an Action Coalition > Sponsored content. 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The group, which will call itself the Vulnerable 20 (V-20), comprises low- and middle-income nations from Central America, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and Oceania, Reuters reported. They range from larger states with growing economies like Vietnam to tiny island nations like Vanuatu. The common thread is their shared vulnerability to the consequences of a warmer world. Collectively, they contribute only 2% of all global greenhouse-gas emissions. However, together they have recorded more than 50,000 annual deaths since 2010 and an estimated annual decline in GDP of 2.5%, both statistics that they attribute to climate change. The group seeks to “strengthen economic and financial cooperation and action to address climate-change risks and opportunities” and seek “improved access to international climate-change finance.” Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank begin in Lima on Friday, before which the V-20 representatives intend to finalize their action plan. 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